Managing Diversity: Challenges of working in multicultural teams

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“We need diversity of thought in the world to face the new challenges.” —Berners-Lee, inventor of the Worldwide Web, 2012 In a globalized world, working in an international environment with international teams is nothing unusual. Therefore, managing diversity and learning how to work in multicultural teams are two important/compulsory aspects in order to be successful […]

Architectural Photography

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The online course aims at gaining specialized knowledge and professional skills in shooting architectural photography, as well as creating a corpus of photographic work on the campuses of ERUA. The theoretical work in the course of architectural photography comprises usage of proper equipment, settings of the camera and lens, preparation for the session, rules of […]

The Balkan Peninsula and the Eastern Mediterranean in Late Antiquity

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The study of the material culture of the Balkans and the Eastern Mediterranean in Late Antiquity requires an interdisciplinary approach, encompassing a series of humanities and social sciences. The course aims to present the archaeological evidence on a series of topics related with historical processes in Late Antiquity. We tackle topics such as the sphere […]

Impasto and abstract painting for Everyone

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In this intensive course students will be introduced in world of fine art and painting. Impasto painting and abstract painting are very well known styles that are easy to achieve with the proper technique for the particular task. We will discuss the role of brush strokes, palette knife strokes and the material aspect of art […]

International Communication

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Organizational unit: Centre for Transferable Skills Background Today’s working world has become diverse in terms of colleagues and clients. Although quite exciting, interaction in increasingly diverse environments can also be quite challenging in terms of working style, differing values and attitudes towards, and communication in a lingua franca that is not one’s own language. In […]

The Balkan Peninsula and the Eastern Mediterranean in Late Antiquity

The study of the material culture of the Balkans and the Eastern Mediterranean in Late Antiquity requires an interdisciplinary approach, encompassing a series of humanities and social sciences. The course aims to present the archaeological evidence on a series of topics related with historical processes in Late Antiquity. We tackle topics such as the sphere […]

European political models

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The course considers the foundations, the establishment and the typology of the political regimes in the Europe in geopolitical prospect (which includes the comparison between the main geopolitical regions of the continent: Western Europe, Central-Eastern Europe, Balkan Europe, Post-Soviet Europe, Southern Europe, Nordic world etc.). The course gives essential knowledge on the geopolitical characteristic of […]

International Summer School in Cognitive Science

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This is the 28th annual International School in Cognitive Science at New Bulgarian University in Sofia. The school is world famous for offering a unique opportunity to young students and researchers to learn about topical themes and methodologies within this interdisciplinary area of research. Cognitive scientists have a common goal: understanding the nature of the […]